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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.11.2008 (43) Date of publication: 07.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/41 (21) Application number: 08728145.7 (22) Date of filing: 23.01.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 29/06(2006.01) H04L 29/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/051808 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/091952 (31.07.2008 Gazette 2008/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 23.01.2007 US 886293 P 25.07.2007 US 828167 (71) Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated San Diego, CA 92121 (US)

(72) Inventors: DEVICO, Michael San Diego, California 92121 (US) AVADHANAM, Phani Bhushan San Diego, California 92121 (US) STACEY, Rob San Diego, California 92121 (US) GAUTAM, Shusheel San Diego, California 92121 (US) TANG, Tong San Diego, California 92121 (US) FILIBA, Viktor San Diego, California 92121 (US) GAO, Ying San Diego, California 92121 (US) ZHANG, Jian San Diego, California 92121 (US) ELLIS, Paul Richard San Diego, California 92121 (US) (74) Representative: O'Neill, Aoife et al Tomkins & Co. 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)